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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 22nd, 2019
Wednesday had many doubleheaders, a number of which had some very impressive performances by offenses around minor league baseball, though this may be the most balanced day of offensive performances vs. pitchers in the individual top performers since I started this! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Daz Cameron, Toledo, 3-7, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR Jeimer Candelario, Toledo, 3-7, RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Willi Castro, Toledo, 3-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR Stone Garrett, Jacksonville, 5-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Ronald Guzman, Nashville, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 3-5, 3 R, RBI, K,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 21, 2019
Nashville and Oklahoma had a big hitters’ double-header on Tuesday that certainly aided in the stats with a lot of players! Let’s take a look at the other top performers around minor league baseball: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Tyler Austin, San Antonio, 3-4, BB Preston Beck, Nashville, 4-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B Gregor Blanco, Syracuse, 2-3, R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2B Dylan Carlson, Memphis, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, HR Zack Granite, Nashville, 3-8, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Andy Ibanez, Nashville, 4-10, 2 R, RBI, 5 K, 2B Christian Lopes, Nashville, 1-4, 3 BB Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City, 3-5, R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 20th, 2019
The top performers were pretty easy for Monday night’s performers, but there were plenty of other incredible performances on top of those two around minor league baseball on Monday! Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Austin Allen, El Paso, 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 3 RBI, BB Seth Brown, Las Vegas, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR Dylan Carlson, Memphis, 3-4, 2 R, BB, K Erik Kratz, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Seth Mejias-Brean, El Paso, 3-4, R, RBI, BB, K Travis Shaw, San Antonio, 3-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B Christin Stewart, Toledo, 2-2, 3 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 19th, 2019
This is coming out late on Monday as I’ve got dad duties Sunday and Monday morning. The minor league baseball leaderboards are starting to get more final as we get close to the end, but the home run leaders have changed this week, which is impressive this late in the season! Minor League Baseball Statistical Leaders Overall (min. 250 AB or 75 IP for rate stats) AVG: Ty France .399, David Freitas .387, Corban Joseph .371, Yonathan Daza .364, Gavin Lux .352HR: Kevin Cron 38, Seth Brown 35, Jaylin Davis 33, Kyle Tucker/Mason Martin/Sam Hilliard 32SB: Nick Heath 57, Khalil Lee 48, Vidal Brujan 45, Johneshwy Fargas/Reggie Pruitt 44ERA: Daniel…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 18, 2019
At times it’s hard to see the point in spending the heavy time many of us do in minor league baseball. Then, you read an anniversary like today, from Baseball-Reference’s “on this day” for August 18th. You see that Roberto Clemente, still in the Dodgers system, got national exposure on his 20th birthday in 1954 when he uncorked a powerful throw from right field to get the final out of the game at home plate, nabbing the potential game-tying run and allowing Montreal to win 8-7. Clemente would go on to be drafted by the Pirates in the 1954 Rule 5 draft that offseason and go on to be one…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 17th, 2019
While monster offensive games were scattered throughout the day (three AAA players clobbered 3 home runs in a single game!), the best pitching performances on the day seemed to come out of the bullpen in minor league baseball on Friday. Let’s take a look at the top performers: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Cristhian Adames, Sacramento, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B Jaylin Davis, Sacramento, 3-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, BB, 3 HR Michael De La Cruz, Buffalo, 2-2, R, 2 BB Aramis Garcia, Sacramento, 4-5, R, K, 2B Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 4-9, 2 R, K, 2 2B Michael Hermosillo, Salt Lake, 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI,…
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Video Scouting Report on Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Levi Kelly
The Arizona Diamondbacks low-A affiliate in the Midwest League at Kane County is flush with raw arm talent, but few have turned more heads this year than Levi Kelly. Who is the young right-hander, and what can Arizona Diamondbacks fans expect from his potential future? Background Levi Hunter Kelly was originally born in West Virginia. At age 15, he took the risk of moving to Florida to the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton. This gamble paid off for Levi, as he was an 8th round draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018, receiving a $350,000 bonus, which was just over twice the slot value for that selection. The maturity…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 16, 2019
On a personal note, I want to wish my beautiful wife a happy 5th anniversary! With just two more weeks of regular season play, the Dominican Summer League saw some incredible performances on Thursday. Let’s look at other top minor league performers on Thursday: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Austin Allen, El Paso, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Matthew Batten, El Paso, 4-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 3B Drew Butera, Albuquerque, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, HR Phil Gosselin, Lehigh Valley, 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, K, 3B Dilson Herrera, Syracuse, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2 HR Seth Mejias-Brean, El Paso,…
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Starting 9: Minor League Baseball Playoff Picture
With minor league baseball coming to a close in the next few weeks, let’s take a look around the game at each league’s playoff procedure and how the races are shaping up. But first… Before we dig into the exact standings and such, a quick word on the reality of playoff runs in the minor leagues – they matter very little. Yes, you always want to see your team win, but the goal is not to have the best team in AAA if you’re a major league team. It is to develop the best development system in all of minor league baseball. That could mean that a team in first…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for August 15th, 2019
Pitching performances were absolutely incredible across minor league baseball on Wednesday as many arms had games that would typically be worthy of the highlight spot. Let’s take a look at the day’s best: Minor League Baseball Top Performers Hitters AAA Zack Collins, Charlotte, 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, 2 HR Austin Hays, Norfolk, 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB Trey Michalczewski, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 RBI, BB, K Wynston Sawyer, Rochester, 4-4 AA Jake Adams, Corpus Christi, 3-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB Eliezer Alvarez, Frisco, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB Daulton Varsho, Jackson, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, HR Vance Vizcaino, Hartford, 2-4, 2…
